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  • 1. Before you apply7
  • 2. Preparing for arrival7
  • 3. Settling into uni life11
  • 4. Starting your course9
  • 5. Managing stress9
  • Assessments1
  • Online learning1

1 Arranging reasonable adjustments

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2 Healthy living

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3 Alternative guide to Freshers’

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4 What is university really like?

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5 Settling in at Bath: James’s top tips

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6 What is the University of Bath like?

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7 Meeting with the Disability Service

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8 What is the Study Needs Assessment?

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9 How can the Library help you?

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10 Penny and the library

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11 Choosing a course and university

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12 Funding including Disabled Students’ Allowance

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13 What is Disabled Students Allowance?

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14 What support is available?

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15 Applying to university

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16 Choosing your accommodation

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17 Telling people at university about your autism

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18 Telling the university about your autism

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19 Kathleen’s top tips for studying

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20 How to manage online exams

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21 What does it mean to be an independent learner?

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22 Talking about your autism

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23 Meeting people at university

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24 What are lectures really like?

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25 What is group work really like?

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26 What are seminars really like?

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27 What are computer lab sessions really like?

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28 A student’s view on sharing an autism diagnosis

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29 Managing conflict

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30 What are assessments, and how do you survive them?

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31 How to reduce anxiety and stress

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32 The professional’s view on sharing an autism diagnosis

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